anhanga
Nheengatu edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Tupi anhanga.[1]
Noun edit
anhanga(archaic)
- (Christianity) devil; demon (evil spirit resident in or working for Hell)
- Synonym: yuruparí
- ghost; apparition (soul or spirit of a deceased person)
- soul (the spirit or essence of a person)
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Old Tupi edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
anhanga (unpossessable)
- (Christianity, Late Tupi) devil; demon (evil spirit resident in or working for Hell)
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Anhanga”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil[1] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 39–40